Oscar Sorto
American soccer player
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Oscar Sorto (born August 8, 1994) is an American professional soccer player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Sorto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 8, 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Pateadores | ||
| 2011–2012 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | LA Galaxy | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | → LA Galaxy II (loan) | 64 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Orange County SC | 35 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Santa Tecla | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Cal FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013 | United States U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | United States U23 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Professional
Sorto grew up playing in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy for the Pateadores and LA Galaxy. On April 16, 2012, Sorto signed a letter of intent to play college soccer at California State University, Bakersfield.[2] However, on December 11, he elected to pursue a professional contract and he signed with Los Angeles Galaxy as a homegrown player.[3] On September 25, 2013, Sorto made his professional debut in a 3–0 victory over Costa Rican side Cartaginés in the CONCACAF Champions League.[4]
International
On May 20, 2013, Sorto was named to the 22-man squad for the 2013 Toulon Tournament[5] where he would make one appearance for the U.S. under-20 national team on June 5 in a 1–0 loss to South Korea.[6] Two days later, Sorto was named to the 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey where he made two appearances, one against France and one against Ghana.[7]
He is also eligible to represent El Salvador due to having Salvadoran-born parents and was called up to represent El Salvador for the first time on September 29, 2017.[8]